Method And System For Generation Of Images Based On Biorhythms

ABSTRACT

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for taking pictures or videos triggered by pre-selected changes in a user&#39;s biorhythms is provided. The apparatus includes at least one biosensor configured to detect at least one biorhythm of a user and to generate a biorhythm signal based on the detected at least one biorhythm of the user, a camera for taking one or more pictures and/or videos, and at least one processor configured to receive the biorhythm signal from the at least one biosensor, the processor configured to compare the biorhythm signal to a biorhythm threshold and, in response to the biorhythm signal exceeding the biorhythm threshold, to simultaneously trigger the camera to take one or more pictures or videos. Further aspects and methods are also disclosed.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.13/815,321 filed Feb. 20, 2013. The entire disclosure of the aboveapplication is incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to generating images based onbiorhythms.

BACKGROUND

This section provides background information related to the presentdisclosure which is not necessarily prior art.

Currently users of smartphones take pictures on demand based on theactions of the user or after a short delay specified by the user. Saidpictures are then transmitted via such means as e-mail, texting,Internet relay chat [IRC], instant messages [IMs], via Facebook, viablog posts, via Twitter, via Pinterest, or by another means to others onsocial networks. In a conventional social network, a typical user of asmartphone communicates with other such users by providing pictures andvideo generated by the user on the smartphone. Such pictures and videoare then posted to social network websites in a manner that isaccessible to other users of said social media websites. For example, auser of a social networking website might post pictures and video takenby said user, showing daily live and special events such as the SuperBowl or a musical concert. The user may also post pictures and videosfrom their smartphone showing recent acquisitions such as the purchaseof a new automobile or TV set. Other users, who have access to theuser's posted information, may contact the user to comment or reviewinformation about common shared interests or for other reasons.

There is a trend for social networking websites to focus on images asproven by the success of Pinterest.com and many other such websites.There is a need for a way to generate many images from each 24-hourperiod with minimal user interaction with their smartphone.

A variety of systems and methods may be implemented according to thepresent disclosure, and they may operate in a variety of environments.Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methodsfor communicating images taken by a user's smartphone with thetriggering event, i.e., the event that causes the camera in thesmartphone to activate, being based on biorhythms instead of activecontrol of the camera by the user. A means to capture moments digitallywith minimal user interaction with their smartphone based on biologicalprocesses such as increased heart rate, respiration rate, or anothermeans is missing in the current art.

A social network environment provides the opportunity for frequent,automatic notification of changes in the information posted by otherusers. In one embodiment of the current disclosure, such automaticnotification enables the user and those the user has selected to seeimages triggered by biorhythms on a specific day at a specific time.

A social network environment provides the opportunity to accumulateextensive historical data about users' transmissions of images andvideos. In one embodiment of the current disclosure, predictiveanalytics operations on such historical data from a variety ofweb-accessible databases enables forecasting of appropriate selectionsof images and/or videos from a pre-determined array of images and/orvideos taken during a particular event or occasion.

Social networks, such as Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Yahoo Groups, andTwitter, have rapidly deployed around the world engaging hundreds ofmillions of users and providing an opportunity for global reach withinauthenticated social networks. In one embodiment of the presentdisclosure, image and video distribution is facilitated by storage ofimages and videos for later transmission to social networks.

Social network providers such as Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter,and Yahoo Groups, and Social API have platforms that the presentdisclosure can utilize. They provide profiles and interest or affinityinformation about users, a means of forming authenticated communities,and a wealth of historical data on which the communication and analyticsengines of the present disclosure can operate. However, there are manycritical features of the present disclosure that fall outside theirscope, e.g., triggering the capturing of images and videos based onbiorhythms.

The purpose of this introduction is to give the reader an overview ofthe general subject matter of the disclosure. By no means is thedisclosure limited to such subject matter or by the illustrativeembodiments of the disclosure. These embodiment are mentioned not tolimit or define the disclosure, but to provide examples of someembodiments of the disclosure to aid in the understanding thereof.Illustrative embodiments are discussed in the Detailed Description, andfurther description of the disclosure is provided there. Advantagesoffered by the various embodiments of the present disclosure may befurther understood by examining this specification.

Some or all of the above needs may be addressed by certain embodimentsof the disclosure. Certain embodiments of the disclosure may includesystems and methods for retaining valuable images until an appropriateevent occurs, for instance, retaining an outdoor scene until theintended recipient moves into an appropriate living space that willaccommodate a large reproduction of the image. The present disclosureovercomes the limitations of conventional approaches by providing a fullrange or images and storage until the most appropriate time. Aspects andadvantages of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the followingdescription, or may be obvious from the description, or may be learnedthrough practice of the disclosure.

Variations and modifications can be made to these exemplary embodimentsof the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of thedisclosure are described in detail herein and are considered a part ofthe claimed disclosure. Such other embodiments and aspects can beunderstood with reference to the following detailed description,accompanying drawings, and claims.

SUMMARY

This section provides a general summary of the disclosure, and is not acomprehensive disclosure of its full scope of all of its features.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus fortaking pictures or videos triggered by pre-selected changes in a user'sbiorhythms is provided. The apparatus includes at least one biosensorconfigured to detect at least one biorhythm of a user and to generate abiorhythm signal based on the detected at least one biorhythm of theuser, a camera for taking one or more pictures and/or videos, and atleast one processor configured to receive the biorhythm signal from theat least one biosensor. The processor is configured to compare thebiorhythm signal to a biorhythm threshold and, in response to thebiorhythm signal exceeding the biorhythm threshold, to simultaneouslytrigger the camera to take one or more pictures or videos.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method fortaking pictures and videos triggered by pre-selected changes in a user'sbiorhythms is provided. The method includes detecting, via at least onebiosensor, at least one biorhythm of a user, comparing the detectedbiorhythm of the user to a biorhythm threshold, and in response to thedetected biorhythm of the user exceeding the biorhythm threshold,simultaneously triggering a camera to take one or more pictures orvideos.

Further aspects and areas of applicability will become apparent from thedescription provided herein. It should be understood that variousaspects of this disclosure may be implemented individually or incombination with one or more other aspects. It should also be understoodthat the description and specific examples herein are intended forpurposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope ofthe present disclosure.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only ofselected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are notintended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary schematic diagram of an apparatus.

FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary arrangement of an apparatus on a user'sbody.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary flowchart of a functional application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference tothe accompanying drawings.

In a social network, such as an extended family, communications ofimages, audio files, and videos often take place for holidays, atanniversaries, such as birthdays, special occasions, such as barmitzvahs or first communions, or on the occasion of milestone events,such as high school or college graduation, the birth of a child, or apromotion or attainment of an achievement award. The present disclosurefacilitates such communications at a pre-selected time even when theuser of the apparatus and system is asleep.

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary environment, 200, showing the biorhythmdetector. In FIG. 1, the pulse sensor for detecting the user's heartbeats per minute, 202, is connected to a processor which containssoftware code that tracks heart beats per minute, 204, by a wired signalor by a wireless signal or by Bluetooth wireless connection technologyor by near field communication, NFC, which is labeled 210. Saidprocessor is connected to a wearable camera, 206, by a wired signal orby a wireless signal or by Bluetooth wireless connection technology orby NFC, labeled 208.

FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary arrangement, 400, of the apparatus ofFIG. 1 on a user's body. In FIG. 2, the user of said apparatus, 402, iswearing a camera for taking photographs or videos, 404. Also shown, 406,is a wristband that houses the processor and pulse sensor of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary flowchart of a functional application. In FIG. 3,the user puts on the apparatus, 600, of FIG. 1 and switches saidapparatus on, 602, and the user sets the biorhythm threshold at whichpictures and/or video will be recorded, 604, then, 606, the userproceeds about their normal routine. At this point if the user is donewith their normal routine for the day the user turns the device off,616. Then the user removes the device, 618. If the biorhythm signalexceeds the pre-selected threshold, 610, while the device is turned on,the camera takes a photo or a video is captured, 612, and then the photoor video is stored or transmitted to a pre-selected person in a socialnetwork or a group of such person.

As desired, embodiments of the disclosure may include the biosensorswith more or fewer of the components illustrated.

The disclosure is described above with reference to block and flowdiagrams of systems, methods, apparatuses, and/or computer programproducts according to exemplary embodiments of the disclosure. In oneembodiment of the disclosure users may access the social network bydesktop or laptop computers. In another embodiment users may access thesocial network by mobile smart phones. In another embodiment of thedisclosure users may access the social network by tablet computers orany commercial computing device connected to the Internet. In oneembodiment of the disclosure the transmission and storage of capturedimages, audio files, and videos may be constructed to operate on theInternet independent of existing social networks using technology knownto anyone skilled in the art. In another embodiment of the disclosurethe transmission of captured media may operate using existing socialnetworks, e.g., Facebook, as platforms using existing applicationinterfaces open to website developers skilled in the art. It will beunderstood that one or more blocks of the block diagrams and flowdiagrams, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and flowdiagrams, respectively, can be implemented by computer-executableprogram instructions. Likewise, some blocks of the block diagrams andflow diagrams may not necessarily need to be performed in the orderpresented, or may not necessarily need to be performed at all, accordingto some embodiments of the disclosure.

These computer-executable program instructions may be loaded onto ageneral-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a processor, orother programmable data processing apparatus to produce a particularmachine, such that the instructions that execute on the computer,processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus create meansfor implementing one or more functions specified in the flow diagramblock or blocks. These computer program instructions may also be storedin a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or otherprogrammable data processing apparatus to function in a particularmanner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readablememory produce an article of manufacture including instruction meansthat implement one or more functions specified in the flow diagram blockor blocks. As an example, embodiments of the disclosure may provide fora computer program product, comprising a computer-usable medium having acomputer-readable program code or program instructions embodied therein,said computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implementone or more functions specified in the flow diagram block or blocks. Thecomputer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer orother programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series ofoperational elements or steps to be performed on the computer or otherprogrammable apparatus to produce a computer-implemented process suchthat the instructions that execute on the computer or other programmableapparatus provide elements or steps for implementing the functionsspecified in the flow diagram block or blocks.

Accordingly, blocks of the block diagrams and flow diagrams supportcombinations of means for performing the specified functions,combinations of elements or steps for performing the specified functionsand program instruction means for performing the specified functions. Itwill also be understood that each block of the block diagrams and flowdiagrams, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and flowdiagrams, can be implemented by special-purpose, hardware-based computersystems that perform the specified functions, elements or steps, orcombinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided forpurposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to beexhaustive or to limit the disclosure. Individual elements or featuresof a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particularembodiment, but, where applicable, are interchangeable and can be usedin a selected embodiment, even if not specifically shown or described.The same may also be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to beregarded as a departure from the disclosure, and all such modificationsare intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.

1. An apparatus for taking pictures or videos triggered by pre-selectedchanges in a user's biorhythms, the apparatus comprising: at least onebiosensor configured to detect at least one biorhythm of a user and togenerate a biorhythm signal based on the detected at least one biorhythmof the user; a camera for taking one or more pictures and/or videos; andat least one processor configured to receive the biorhythm signal fromthe at least one biosensor, the processor configured to compare thebiorhythm signal to a biorhythm threshold and, in response to thebiorhythm signal exceeding the biorhythm threshold, to simultaneouslytrigger the camera to take one or more pictures or videos.
 2. Theapparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one biosensor is configured todetect a heart rate of the user.
 3. The apparatus of claim 1 furthercomprising at least one signaling device configured to send thebiorhythm signal from the biosensor to the processor.
 4. The apparatusof claim 3 wherein said signaling device is configured to send thebiorhythm signal from the biosensor to the processor(s) via a wirelessconnection.
 5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising at least onewristband that houses the processor and the biosensor.
 6. The apparatusof claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to receive the biorhythmthreshold as an input from the user.
 7. The apparatus of claim 4,wherein the wireless connection is a Bluetooth wireless connection or anear field communication wireless connection.
 8. The apparatus of claim1, wherein the camera or the processor is configured to transmit thepicture(s) or video(s) taken by the camera to a network.
 9. Theapparatus of claim 8, wherein the network is a social network.
 10. Theapparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured tosimultaneously trigger the camera to take one or more pictures or videosvia a wireless signal.
 11. A computer-implemented method for takingpictures and videos triggered by pre-selected changes in a user'sbiorhythms, the method comprising: detecting, via at least onebiosensor, at least one biorhythm of a user; comparing the detectedbiorhythm of the user to a biorhythm threshold; and in response to thedetected biorhythm of the user exceeding the biorhythm threshold,simultaneously triggering a camera to take one or more pictures orvideos.
 12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 whereindetecting at least one biorhythm of the user includes detecting a heartrate of the user.
 13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11wherein the biosensor is supported by a wristband worn by the user.